Yiannis Tseklenis
| Yiannis Tseklenis | |
|---|---|
 Yiannis Tseklenis (2015) | |
| Born |
Ioannis Tseklenis 1937 Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse(s) |
Aspa Paesmatzoglou; 1 son Efi Mela |
| Awards |
Silver Cross of the order of Phoenix Maiden of Cyclades (Hellenic Fashion Centre) Gold Medal of Fashion (Hellenic Fashion Centre) Diolkos Prize of Hellenic Marketing Academy |
Yiannis Tseklenis (Greek; Γιάννης Τσεκλένης, b. 1937) is a Greek fashion designer.
Biography
Tseklenis was born in Athens in 1937 and grew up in Psychiko (a suburb near Athens). His father was from Pyrgos while his mother was a Greek from Istanbul. After finishing school he started working in his family's couture-fabric retail business.[1][2] During 1961 Tseklenis created an advertising company while in 1962 and 1964 decorated Athens Cathedral for the wedding ceremonies of Juan Carlos of Spain and princess Sofia of Greece (1962) and Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark (1964).[2] The following year, Tseklenis became owner of the family business and presented his first fabric designs. In 1967 founded the fashion company “boutiques Tseklenis”.[2] During 1971, Tseklenis designed the new uniforms for Olympic Airways' flight attendants.[3][4] In 1974, Tseklenis designed the uniforms for Air Malta and two Greek banks[2] while his designs were available in various countries.[2] The following years, he collaborated with companies like Minion (el), Fiat, Peiraiki-Patraiki etc.
Since 1991, he works as a designer and art-director in collaboration with companies. He designed trains for OSE, buses, interior rooms for hotels, institutions and villas, uniforms for major companies etc.[2] In 1997, Tseklenis donated his archive of 600 ensembles, photographs, patterns, drawings etc to the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation.[5]
Honours
Tseklenis' contribution to the Greek fashion industry has been awarded with various distinctions like Silver Cross of the order of Phoenix, Gold Medal of Fashion, Maiden of Cyclades and Diolkos Prize of Hellenic Marketing Academy.[2]
Personal life
Tseklenis has been married twice: previously to Aspa Pesmatzoglou and from 1964 to ex model Efi Mela.[1] He is father of the director Konstantinos Tseklenis.[6] In 1977, Yiannis Tseklenis suffered an surgery that costed him the amputation of his left arm in order to prevent a reoccurrence of cancer.[2]
References
- 1 2 Lampiris, Giorgos (30 December 2014). "Τσεκλένης: Σχεδιαστές μεγάλωσαν σε μπούτια ή ντεκολτέ παρουσιαστριών" (in Greek). news.gr. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "YANNIS TSEKLENIS, DESIGNER". euran.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Lovegrove, Keith (2000). Airline: Identity, Design and Culture. Laurence King Publishing. p. 32,39. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ο Τσεκλένης εσχεδίασε στολές αεροσυνοδών της Ολυμπιακής". Makedonia (in Greek). Thessaloniki. 27 November 1971. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Collective Work (2010). Endyesthai (To dress), Towards a Costume Culture Museum. Nafplion: Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation. pp. 31–33. ISBN 978-960-86398-9-8.
- ↑ Lampridis, Alekos (6 June 2010). "Η επιστροφή του μετρ" (PDF). People (in Greek). Athens. p. 19. Retrieved 19 October 2015.